Although the melodies are intwined with ‘man-choir’ moments of masculine pomp, the album coarsely grits its teeth upon the aggression of classic hardcore punk and invites some indie twang along to soften the blow.

"...Sitting comfortably alongside the likes of At The Drive-In and Refused, 'Awards' is an effortless mix of French cool, vicious consuming guitars, and vocals that sound desperate to escape the mouth of frontman Anthony-Mehdi Affari in as frantic a manner as possible."

Mnemotechnic draw their inspiration from the power of the hard rock, noise and punk of At The Drive In, Refused, Nirvana and Sonic Youth, crossed with the lighter music of Foals, The Rapture or Bloc Party.